1,Topic 1 : a, Key ideas : *First impression is accurate -Judge people by their appearance and behaviors + Someone wear shabby clothes-> know that he/she is careless person + Observatio
Trang 1Hanoi Metropolitan University Faculty of Foreign Languages
Course : Speaking Skills 3 Group : N01
Student’s name : Dương Phương Ngân Student ID: 221001392
Date: April, 2 , 2023 nd
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a, Key ideas :
*First impression is accurate
-Judge people by their appearance and behaviors
+ Someone wear shabby clothes-> know that he/she is careless person
+ Observation someone’s behavior->clearest way to judge someone
- Ability to give quite accurate assessments of a situation about in a short period of time ( it’s one of our instinct to survive )
*We shouldn’t believe in first impression
- Some people can good at hiding their impression->difficult to realize their true emotion
- They are in bad mood so their attitudes at that time can’t express their personality
- Some people just want to take advantage of us->Show good aspects in their personality
- Change in personality :
b, Language for discussing
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
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Trang 3+I’m not convinced that ….
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+
therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
2, Topic 2
a, Key ideas
*Diet is the main reason for longer life expectancy
-Unhealthy diet damage our health
+Eating too much fast food -> obesity+ lack of nutrient ( malnourished)
+Not eating in time -> Weaken our digestive system
- Improve our health : Some types of food can health enhance our health
+ Yogurt improve our digestive system
+Fruit which high in vitamin c enhance immune system
- Some types of food help slow down aging process
strawberries, green vegetables, salmon, blueberries, tomatoes containing antioxidant substance , which can prevent aging and prolong life
* There are some factors also affect our longevity
- Doing exercise
- Good mental health
- Genetic
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b, Language for discussing
- Giving advice :
+It+ adjective + to v
+ You should/shouldn’t + bare V
+ If I were you, I would +bare V
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Trang 4- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+ therefore/as
a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
- Summarizing: In conclusion/ In short/To summary
3 Topic 3
a, Key ideas
*Advantage of changes
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Trang 5- Become more mature
+ Gain more experience and skills
+ Become more independent
+ Have ability to withstand the pressure
-Have more opportunity to success :
+ Get rid of bad habits-> meet the requirements of your job
+ Find out your strength -> take advantage of them to become success
- Make your life more interesting
Find the interesting aspects of the activities you haven’t done
* Disadvantage of changes
- Feel stress and depressed
+ Faced with failure( Don’t have enough skills and knowledge )
+ Many people criticize and object your changes
+ Changes->Get out of your comfort zone-> feel unsafe + miss the comfortable life
- Require a lot of effort
- Take a lot of time to see the benefits of changes
b, Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
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Trang 6- Express the disagrement
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+ therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
4, Topic 4
a, Key ideas
*Bad effects of advertisement
- Buy unnecessary things
+ Advertising exaggerate the uses of their product ->trust the advertisements +Offer many good deals -> buy more products
- Having bad behaviors and minds:
There are many advertisements which has misleading content - > young people
trust it->have bad behaviors
- Made we feel annoying :
Some websites insert many advertisements , which make us can’t see the main content
-Having less privacy:
We share many things about us on the internet ->Advertisers know more our personal information
-People don’t care much about morality
+ Many celebrities advertise for bad quality
+ Some advertisements
*Advantages
- Find suitable product more easily
- Help entertain : Many advertisements have interesting and funny contents
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Trang 7-Improve our critical thinking to made sensible decision
b, Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+ therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
5, Topic 5
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*Advantages of taking risk
- Become more mature
+ Learn lessons from failure
+Become more responsible
+ Enhance your ability to cope with stress
-Your life become more interesting :
Try many difference activities->Discover interesting aspect in this life
- Have more chance to success
+Take the unforeseen opportunities to success
+ Know about your weeness and strengths -> change yourself to achieve success
*Disadvantage of taking risk
- Some risk will have effects on people around us
+if your company deep in debt ->Your family also have to pay the dept if you can’t
- The consequence of risk can last for a long period of time
+Play an dangerous sport->get injured -> Your health can’t be as good as it was
b, Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
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Trang 9+I think so, too.
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+
therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
6,Topic 6
a, Keys ideas
-Human brain has a flexibility and adaptivity that AI can never match
+ AI can only work with inputted data -> Do everything in mechanical way + Make mistake if they have to deal with unfamiliar situation
+ Human can find out the best way to solve the problem
-AI device can’t not really understand humans
+ AI don’t has emotional intelligence -> they can’t understand and share our feeling + AI can’t understand the context of our language -> Sometime they can’t do the things that we really want
- Ai device cannot do the job which need creativity :
Creativity needs emotion-> Robot can’t do these kinds of job as well as human
-AI also need intervention of people :
+AI is just a machine -> they need human to fix
+ Some device can’t work if they don’t have navigation from human
*AI is also better than human in some aspects
- Robot can be more productive :
+ need a few second to solve a mathematic problem
+ produce hundreds of mobile phone in one hour
- Robot can work all day without take a brake
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Trang 10- Robot can work in harsh condition
b, Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+ therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
- Summarizing: In conclusion/ In short/To summary
7, Topic 7
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* Money made us happy
- Help us meet our basic needs ( couldn’t be happy if lived in poverty)
- Our life become more comfortable
*Money can’t buy happiness
- There are many things more important than money in our life (health , friendship,
love )
-Couldn’t happy if do something you don’t like
+ Do the job you don’t like ->stress
+ Get married someone you don’t love -> unhappy
- Made you compare yourself with people around you -> feel disappointed if you couldn’t earn as much as them
-b, Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
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Trang 12- Giving explanation
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+
therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
8, Topic 8
a, Keys ideas
*Positive
- Doing new thing make us happier than achieving success
+ Help you proud of yourself because you have done the thing that you don’t dare
to do before
+ Find interesting aspect of your life
- Made you loose the things that make you really happy
+ Too focus on earn money -> don’t have time for your family -> feel lonely + Tried to work as much as possible to have an ideal position -> feel burn out
- Made you become more greedy
+ Feel disappointed if you don’t achieve your goal
+ Accept to do the things we don’t like
*Success is the key to happy
- Achieving what we want make us happier
- Make you become more confident about yourself ( you feel that you aren’t
inferior to people around you )
b ,Language for discussing
- Clarifying :
+ I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that
+ Could you say that again , please
+ Do you mean …
+ What do you think of…
+ How do you think about …
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Trang 13+ Do you think that …
+ From my point of view
+Personally, I think…
+ It seems to me that ……
+ I couldn’t agree with you more
+ That’s exactly what I mean/say
+I think so, too
+I’m not convinced that …
+ I’m afraid that’s not how I see it
+ Well, I see your point but …
+ The reason for this is …
+ Let me give you an example
+ Cause-effect relationship: (Due to/ Because of +N/Ving; S+V+ therefore/as a result)
+ First Second Last but not least
+ Moreover/next/ furthermore/ in addition/ besides
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